SAP Functional Analyst

POSITION SUMMARY :

The SAP Finance and Controlling functional subject matter expert is accountable for ensuring the SAP solution provided to the customer is fit for purpose, consistent across businesses, aligns with the client SAP template and satisfies the business requirements. Knowledge areas are SAP ECC 6.0 and S / 4 in-depth knowledge of the modules for Finance, Controlling and Project Systems but as the role is broad additional SAP modules knowledge will be beneficial.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• ? Act as the subject matter expert to projects on SAP FICO functional modules in the role arena and advise what the art of the possible is.
• ? Elicit requirements using interviews, process reviews, shadowing, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, and task & workflow analysis. This will either be as an individual SAP Subject Matter Expert or in conjunction with a Business Analyst.
• ? Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, identify, and close gaps, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs.
• ? Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and SAP functional requirements and deliver appropriate artefacts on standard templates, including but not limited to Process Flows, Technical Design, Solution Design, User Stories, Use Cases, GUI Screen and Interface designs.
• ? Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• ? Interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.
• ? Act as the liaison between the customer community and the SAP application teams regards SAP capability.
• ? Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze trade-offs between usability, functionality and performance needs.
• ? Implement and deploy SAP template solution to achieve defined business goals to design, maintain, deploy solution for Finance and controlling component and cross functional components such as production planning, procurement etc.
• ? Owns and manages the design, documentation and implementation of processes and process improvements in conjunction with process owners, Super Users, SAP functional specialists and third-party as part of the SAP CoE. Initiates continuous improvements activities to increase the efficiency of the business information systems and meet global business objectives.

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